Joseph LLOYD

Regimental number1021
Place of birthSouthport, Lancashire, England
SchoolBirkdale (near Southport) Church of England School, England
Age on arrival in Australia19
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
Address4 Richmond Road, Birkdale, Lancashire, England
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinMother, Mrs J Lloyd, 4 Richmond Road, Birkdale, Lancashire, England
Enlistment date8 September 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name13th Light Horse Regiment, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/18/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on 27 September 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll39th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularHe originally enlisted with the 13th Light Horse, but volunteers were called for the Infantry and in August 1917 he volunteered. He was killed whilst assisting to bring in the wounded.
FateKilled in Action 1 December 1917
Place of death or woundingCambrai, France
Age at death23
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialBerks Cemetery Extension (Rosenbery Plateau Plots) (Plot II, Row D, Grave No. 49), Ploegsteert, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
131
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Joseph and Araabella LLOYD, 4 Richmond Road, Birkdale, Southport, England